The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-03-05

ullu Keeping iliysSl pIetty Nch
screened from view, watched the var
ious parties as they slowly ascended
the hill laughing and talking and
occasionally pausing to enjoy the
sight. 1t was a beautiful day, cool
and clear, with a bright sun shining
on the glittertng snow, which flew
into the airlike diamond dust before
the toboggans as they sped down
the steep incline with their merry
loads.
Suddenly saw the hated cork
screw curls of Mrs. Jupp as she sail
ed into view closely watching my
dearest girl, who looked charming
than ever in spite of her confne-
ment and tears. The meddlesome
Mrs. Smith-Jones was with them
and evidently in the secret, for her
lips were pressed tightly together
and she glanced about her with the
self-conscious duty Of one who has a
duty to perform and is ready for it
at any moment and prepared for the
worst. The The party passed close to me
and I distinctly heard Mrs. Mrs. Jupp
say Il assure you, my dear, the lit
tie wretch abused me beyond belief.
He actually called me-" | heard
no more, for Julia recognized me in
one swift glance, and first, blushed,
then turned pale-at least thought
so. | touched my toboggan with
my misshaped feet, and tried to look
lovingly at her but one eye being
black and swollen, the effect was
probably spoiled, for she smiled
slightingly and turned away her
head. Just then some one bumped
into Mrs. Jupp with great force, and
that irascible lady Immediately rose
to a white heat of Indignation, and
poured out the vials of her wrath up
on the offenders head. He, was a
meek young man of blonde type,
with. an enormous toboggan in tow,
with which he was trying to force
his way through the crowd in order
to reach the slide.
Now was the time. l rapidly
took my position, and before you
could say, "Jack Robinson" Julia
jumped on and away we went
Hurrah for the new style of clipping !
How the snow flew and the wind
whistled! Julia lost her hat at the
very start, and one of my moccasins
followed it. Good heavens, shrieked
Julia-you could hear nothing less
than a scream-"there comes aunt
after us " glanced back and my
heart froze within me. Not fifty
yards behind us came Mrs. Jupp,
riding her toboggan in the fashion,
and with all the abandon of a school
boy, her curls flying wildly in the
wind, her highly magnified eyes
glaring at us over the curve of the
toboggan, like tho exaggerated orbs
of some unknown monster. Her
bonnet was still attached to her head
bo one string, and danced in the air
behind her like like a Chinese kite.
1t seems that her eagle glances
fell on just as We started; and real
izing the whole thing at once, what
does that woman do but knock
down-yes, actually knock down
with an umbrella--the blonde young
man, seize his toboggan, hurl herself
after us before any one could stop
her. Mrs. Smith-Jones tainted dead
away, and almost come down the
slide on her own account, but was
caught by the unfortunate young
man just as she was disappearing
over the edge.
"She is not steering at ALL" |
screamed to Julia, who would have
been crying if she had breath to
spare. "She will upset to a dead
certainty" And truly the old wo-
mans toboggan was wobbling from
side to side, in what an expert
would have known was dangerous
way. Suddenly heard a wild
shrek, even above the roar of the
wind and glancing back saw CON
fused mass Of draperies about twen-
ty feet up in the air, apparently
still rising, and closely followed by
the toboggan, assumed at once
that the entiGe outfit belonged to
Mrs. Jupp, and my heart grew light
again.
We redched the bottom safely,
and abandoning the toboggan to its
fate, I helped Julia into the sleigh,
which was waiting for us, sprang in
myself, and away we went at a
speed most surely forbidden by law.
"Oh, George" said Julia, who was
frightened now, and clung to me in
II charming manner, suppose aunt
is killed? And | am sure she is
Did you see how high she went?